You are obviously a shining example of what good breeders should be. Its so sad that the minority give the majority a bad name.

Would also like to thank you for addressing my points. I think you are the only one that did

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Hi Nina,
I can ony answer from my breeds point of view,
My dogs are clear from diseases which affect our breed,
Tylers sire was a Carrier for L2 as soon as his owner knew this he was withdrawn from stud and castrated.
We had Tyler tested shortly afterwards,his results came back as clear.
My bitch again is from tested stock and Clear,but will never be bred from.
We breed occassionly when WE want something,we never have and never will breed for others.
We have waiting lists for our puppies way before we plan to mate our bitch,our dog only goes to approved bitches,it makes no odds to us if there shown or not,but they MUST be KC Registered,free from endorsements,a good exampe of the breed with a solid temprament and most importantly be tested clear for diseases which affect our breed.
I make sure I see the bitch,pedigree,KC Registration and the test certificates before I allow him to be used.

I can't help with CKC Or GSD,as they are not my breed and I'm not that familar with them,Sorry.

An irregular heartbeat is not a murmer

Could I just mention that Cavaliers are known to have had an irregular Heart Beat since the 1950's ,I think it's just someting they have,

Bet Hargreaves

oohh whats the difference between a murmour and irregular heart beat?

a murmur is usually caused by a hole in the heart, an irregular heartbeat is just that.

Well i'd have no problem signing it but i'm in Ireland so i can't. We have a lot of english lines in our dogs so it makes perfect sense to me that if things improve in the UK, we'll see the benefits over here.

Regarding the first reply criticising the wording - it's a petition to make the Gov take notice, all the nitty gritty details would be sorted out between the KC and the Gov, i don't think the wording makes any real difference.

If you have the best interests of the dogs at heart, what harm can it do to sign it.

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I think a lot of people will agree with you Jimbob

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That's a very interesting statement. There are however a few glaring errors
1.Backs are not "angulated"Angulation is basically formed by the lay of the shoulders in the forequarters & the turn of stifle in the hindquarters plus the length of the legs
2.Crufts do not write or regulate the breed standard
3.The slope of the back as nothing to do with HD or DM(the GSD spinal"problem"). If HD could be reduced by all GSDs having level(rather that"straight"toplines than why do Labradors & other breeds which have level toplines have a higher incidence of HD than GSDs ?

As for Zamp"tottering" around the ring this is a dog with Sch H III, IPO III & AD qualifications(The AD is the endurance test during which the dog is gaited beside a bike at a set speed & over a set distance-not just round a tiny ring once or twice)who also gaited around half a football pitch to become the German Sieger-not something could do if he could only totter.

Of course any changes the UK KC bring in to the GSD breed standard would have no effect on this years BOB @ Crufts as he is a German bred & German owned dog.

Back on topic, there's no way I would sign to support Ms Cuddy & Mr Mears(sp?)stance on pedigree dogs.

& before Ms Cuddy jumps into to slag me off here's my bitch's KC health tests

( I'm waiting for her hip score)
& her full brother's tests
(he's not old enough to be eye screened for PRA or hip scored)

Now I may or may not breed from them(not together obviously)as Jessie hasn't yet had a proper season & if her hips are scored as I expect them to be I will not be breeding from her & Wukee is way too young yet anyway

That's news to me-Murmurs in cavaliers are lnked to Mitral Valve Disease nothing to do with a hole in the heart. Irregular hearts beats are quite common in dogs & nothing to worry about if it is minor